PostGame Thread 2024 Preseason Game One: Patriots Win 17-3 over Carolina

[Ian]

All things considered, it finished in interesting fashion. Let's discuss it here.

 

[sb1]

Great view

 

[Ian]

Get ready for a lot of Milton talk this week. The talking heads are going to be all over it, I'm sure.

 

[n1997y]

Joe Milton looked much smoother than I expected.

 

[sb1]

OL was up and down…looked good in the second half. Still lots of work to do.

 

[Ian]

I liked what they did offensively. A lot of movement, far more creative than we've seen previously. Definitely feel like they're heading in a good direction and David Andrews sort of echoed that during his own in-game interview when he was referring to Alex Van Pelt.

 

[Kdo5]

Honestly if nothing else a little Joe Milton hype is a fun storyline. He did well, very calm and he didn’t look like an atrocity on the short passes like people made him out to be. Bye bye Zappe.

The overall operation looked solid. It is just a preseason game but it was important for the new regime to come out there and look competent, which they did. Overall a positive night.

 

[n1997y]

Did not see Tyquan Thornton as much as I expected.

 

[varjao]

Any lock on the OL apart from Andrew's and Owmenu?

 

[Water Boy]

Cadence Wallace was shaky

 

[Ian]

Honestly if nothing else a little Joe Milton hype is a fun storyline. He did well, very calm and he didn’t look like an atrocity on the short passes like people made him out to be. Bye bye Zappe.

The overall operation looked solid. It is just a preseason game but it was important for the new regime to come out there and look competent, which they did. Overall a positive night.

I would say the key now is going to be how Mayo handles the discussions and questions and publicly stands behind Maye and avoids any controversy. They've got Milton under contract for four years...plenty of time to make a decision and they need to not create any uneeded issues.

 

[Ross12]

Did not see Tyquan Thornton as much as I expected.

Seems like he is considered a “starter”.

 

[n1997y]

Boutte got a lot of exposure. Generally looked good, apart from dropping a third down conversion that hit him right in the hands.

 

[varjao]

Did not see Tyquan Thornton as much as I expected.

Yeah I'm done with this bum, I'm keeping Boutte over him.

Polk
Baker
Osborn
Douglas
Boutte / Juju
Bourne

 

[sb1]

Not a great game by Mafi. Raw but he needs to be better than he was tonight

 

[Ross12]

As others have said - a good reason to limit snaps for Maye and Brissett is because those guys are gonna get a lot of snaps this upcoming week in the joint practices with the Eagles, and then probably in the game to follow. So saving them some wear and tear.

 

[n1997y]

Seems like he is considered a “starter”.

If playing time indicates roster uncertainty Boutte is on the bubble. Polk and even Baker got some looks but not as extensively as Boutte.

 

[Kdo5]

Did not see Tyquan Thornton as much as I expected.

Probably a good sign for him.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

Not a bad showing, congratulations coach Mayo ! Defense looked well coached and dominated up front. Special teams was solid all around.

Harris runs hard. Boutte with some nice grabs. Quiet day from the rookie wr’s. Didn’t like what i saw from the starting OL, kinda worried there. Good blocking on the screens.

Milton looks promising. Brissett with a couple rough throws. Maye looked ok. Both rookies showed poise i thought. Hopefully wont see much more of zappe and juju

 

[Ian]

I will say Milton only finished 4-of-6 (66.7%) for 54yds, which includes that 38-yard touchdown. He put up some good tape, but that run where he ran around like 70 yards and gained 13, along with that out route that could have been a pick-six on a drier night, are two plays that could have gone differently.

But overall, nice start for the rookie, and at least most people will have a reason to be a little more excited to stick around all the way through as we watch these final two games.